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Election Law Journal

Virtual Special Issue: Elections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Election Law Journal is committed to informing the electoral process at all stages and under all circumstances. To help inform the current conversation around COVID-19 and it's ongoing impact on current and future elections, we have opened up access to research from our archive that is relevant to the issue of casting ballots during a pandemic. Now included in this collection are articles from the September 2020 Special Section on Elections During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Three Pathologies of American Voting Rights Illuminated by the COVID-19 Pandemic, and How to Treat and Cure Them

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Voting by Mail and Ballot Rejection: Lessons from Florida for Elections in the Age of the Coronavirus

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Signature Verification and Mail Ballots: Guaranteeing Access While Preserving Integrity—A Case Study of California's Every Vote Counts Act

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When Is It Democratic to Postpone an Election? Elections During Natural Disasters, COVID-19, and Emergency Situations

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College Student Registration and Voting in the Time of COVID-19

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Portable Poll Workers: Eliminating Precinct Requirements in U.S. Elections

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Capacity to Address Natural and Man-Made Vulnerabilities: The Administrative Structure of U.S. Election System Security

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Mail-In Absentee Ballot Anomalies in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District

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The Effect of Mandatory Mail Ballot Elections in California

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The Dynamic Election: Patterns of Early Voting Across Time, State, Party, and Age

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Early Voting: Do More Sites Lead to Higher Turnout?

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The Quantities and Qualities of Poll Workers

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Election Administration During Natural Disasters and Emergencies: Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 Election

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Presidential Commission on Election Administration: Absentee and Early Voting: Weighing the Costs of Convenience

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Souls to the Polls: Early Voting in Florida in the Shadow of House Bill 1355

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Election Deform: The Pursuit of Unwarranted Electoral Regulation

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Post-Election Auditing: Effects of Procedure and Ballot Type on Manual Counting Accuracy, Efficiency, and Auditor Satisfaction and Confidence

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Adding Up the Costs and Benefits of Voting by Mail

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Convenience Voting Can Affect Election Outcomes

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Changing Election Methods: How Does Mandated Vote-By-Mail Affect Individual Registrants?

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Who Converts to Vote-By-Mail? Evidence From a Field Experiment

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Judging the 1918 Election

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Long Lines at Polling Stations? Observations from an Election Day Field Study

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If Terrorists Attacked Our Presidential Elections


Download Free Articles

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Three Pathologies of American Voting Rights Illuminated by the COVID-19 Pandemic, and How to Treat and Cure Them

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Voting by Mail and Ballot Rejection: Lessons from Florida for Elections in the Age of the Coronavirus

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Signature Verification and Mail Ballots: Guaranteeing Access While Preserving Integrity—A Case Study of California's Every Vote Counts Act

Download Icon

When Is It Democratic to Postpone an Election? Elections During Natural Disasters, COVID-19, and Emergency Situations

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College Student Registration and Voting in the Time of COVID-19

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Portable Poll Workers: Eliminating Precinct Requirements in U.S. Elections

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Capacity to Address Natural and Man-Made Vulnerabilities: The Administrative Structure of U.S. Election System Security

Open Access
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Mail-In Absentee Ballot Anomalies in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District

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The Effect of Mandatory Mail Ballot Elections in California

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The Dynamic Election: Patterns of Early Voting Across Time, State, Party, and Age

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Early Voting: Do More Sites Lead to Higher Turnout?

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The Quantities and Qualities of Poll Workers

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Election Administration During Natural Disasters and Emergencies: Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 Election

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Presidential Commission on Election Administration: Absentee and Early Voting: Weighing the Costs of Convenience

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Souls to the Polls: Early Voting in Florida in the Shadow of House Bill 1355

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Election Deform: The Pursuit of Unwarranted Electoral Regulation

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Post-Election Auditing: Effects of Procedure and Ballot Type on Manual Counting Accuracy, Efficiency, and Auditor Satisfaction and Confidence

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Adding Up the Costs and Benefits of Voting by Mail

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Convenience Voting Can Affect Election Outcomes

Open Access
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Changing Election Methods: How Does Mandated Vote-By-Mail Affect Individual Registrants?

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Who Converts to Vote-By-Mail? Evidence From a Field Experiment

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Judging the 1918 Election

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Long Lines at Polling Stations? Observations from an Election Day Field Study

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If Terrorists Attacked Our Presidential Elections